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Fantasy Tip: Lindley will be starting his third straight game since taking over for an injured Drew Stanton (knee). He has thrown two touchdowns and four interceptions in his two previous starts. Lindley has a price tag of $5,300 on FantasyScore, but owners probably can find a better option to use.

Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley enters the Week 16 game against the Seattle Seahawks with 181 pass attempts without a touchdown, which is the most in NFL history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Seahawks have allowed only two passing TDs and have intercepted four passes in their last five games. Lindley has the worst completion percentage (51.4), fewest yards per attempt (4.3), least amount of touchdowns (0) and lowest total QBR (9.1) among 60 quarterbacks with a minimum of 150 passing attempts since 2012, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Fantasy Tip: Despite a cheap price of $3,600 at FantasyScore, you should avoid Lindley like the plague in daily games. Nothing about his skillset or the matchup shows promise here.

Fantasy Tip: Lindley will start in place of Drew Stanton (knee) but will be facing a very good Seattle Seahawks defense in Week 16. Owners should not consider using Lindley has a starting option this upcoming week.

Fantasy Tip: Regardless of which player ends up under center, they shouldn't be considered a viable starter at FantasyScore in Week 16 with the Cardinals set to face the top-ranked pass defense of Seattle.

Arizona Cardinals QB Drew Stanton (knee) will undergo more tests when the team returns to Arizona, according to head coach Bruce Arians. "We'll take it very slow with him and see how it goes once we get in the MRI and all that information," Arians said. Stanton suffered a right knee injury as a rookie in 2007 and had surgery, and he also tore ligaments in his right knee in 2003 in college. QB Ryan Lindley replaced Stanton in the game Thursday, Dec. 11, with Arians electing Lindley over rookie QB Logan Thomas because of Lindley's experience.

Fantasy Tip: We should know the extent of Stanton's injury later today or tomorrow. If he's forced to miss time, the team will likely stick with Lindley at QB. You can ignore Lindley in all leagues, including at FantasyScore.

Fantasy Tip: Arizona's offense has already been struggling since Carson Palmer went down with a knee injury, and if Stanton misses time, it is tough to trust any of the Cardinals' receivers with a third-string QB under center.

Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said he is keeping an open mind when it comes to the quarterbacks on the team's roster. Arians will give QBs Kevin Kolb, John Skelton and Ryan Lindley an opportunity to earn the starting job; however, he is not opposed to an outside candidate earning the nod as well. "I'm sure that (general manager) Steve (Keim) and (vice president of player personnel) Jason (Licht) are going to be looking behind door number two," Arians said. "If door number two is a better option, we'll go to door number two." Arians said he's looking forward to meeting with all three quarterbacks but isn't in a rush to evaluate their chances at this point.

Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley completed 14 of his 21 pass attempts for just 104 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in the Week 15 win against the Detroit Lions. He also ran twice for eight yards, and he fumbled but was able to recover.

Arizona Cardinals QB John Skelton said he is frustrated with being benched in favor of QB Ryan Lindley. "Obviously, losing six in a row is frustrating," Skelton said. "What transpired on Sunday and then now, the benching, obviously is frustrating." Lindley, meanwhile, said he is looking to improve as he sees more game action. "I told you guys that my main goal was to just get better every week," Lindley said. "I knew the chips were going to fall as they were. I don't think anybody can predict the future, so I didn't spend much time doing that. I just made sure if it ever happened, I was ready and I got better every week."

Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley is likely to remain the starter until QB Kevin Kolb (ribs) is able to return. "Statistically, obviously, there's nothing to write home about," head coach Ken Whisenhunt said of the rookie. "But he did a nice job I thought in a lot of areas — managing the game, handling the noise, doing some of the things he needed to do in protection. He looked comfortable in the pocket, made some good throws." Whisenhunt said he's currently undecided on the starting quarterback for Week 12, but he pulled QB John Skelton out of the Week 11 contest after he missed a wide open WR Larry Fitzgerald in the end zone and said players needed to be held accountable for mistakes.

Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt is expected to name his starting quarterback Friday Aug. 31, choosing between QBs Kevin Kolb and John Skelton. Rookie QB Ryan Lindley is starting the Cardinals' fourth preseason game, but he is not being considered for the starting role. The competition is so close that if the starter struggles in Week 1, it is possible the backup will get playing time.

Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt stressed Monday, Aug. 27, that despite the fact QB Ryan Lindley will start the preseason finale Thursday, Aug. 30, the quarterback is not in the mix to start in the regular season.